Infant&#39;s garment



1954 N. a. GODSHALL 2,669,722

INFANT'S GARMENT Filed Dec. 6, 1951 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. NICHOLAS G. Gooslzazz ATTORNEY Feb. 23, 1954 GODSHALL 2,669,722

INFANTS GARMENT Filed Dec. 6, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. MCHOLAS: 6. 60115114131,

TTORNEY Patented Feb. 23, 1954 UNITED INFANTS GARMENT Nicholas G. Godshall, Ephrata, Pa., assignor to Walter W. Moyer Company, a partnership,

Ephrata, Pa.

Application December 6, 1951, Serial No. 260,164

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to an infants shirt-type garment of the type having tapes sewed to the interior thereof onto which diapers may be pinned; also, it relates to the method of tacking said tapes to the interior of the shirt, and to the necessary sewing machine attachments for carrying out the method.

It is well known in the art to provide an infants shirt-type garment formed of knit material and having fabric loops or strips sewed to opposite sides of the center line of the front panel on the interior of the garment so as to constitute supporting means for attaching a diaper by safety pins. Such type of garment is shown in United States Patent 2,551,809 issued to Harry R. Ryan. An outstanding disadvantage of this construction of garment, such as shown in said Ryan patent, is that the ends of the loops or strips are generally cut in the form of a semicircle in order to correspond to the shape of a circular stitching used for attaching the strips or tabs to the interior of the garment. By such cutting of the strip ends in the form of a semicircle, there is a substantial waste of material from which the strips are cut. contrary to the teachings of this patent, substantial improvement is obtained by attaching the strips to the garment by means of stitching extending along rectilinear paths instead of a nonrectilinear or circular path. Another outstanding disadvantage of the above well-known type of construction, such as shown in the patent, is that the conventional way of attaching the strips or tabs is by turning the shirt inside out and then sewing the tabs to the interior surface of the front panel of the garment, and thereafter turning the shirt right side out again. These turnings add substantially to the time required for constructing the garment, and thus increase manufacturing costs. Additionally, the above method results in stitching on the outside of the garment which is in the form of under stitching often referred to as wrong side stitching, since it has loose threads which must be trimmed and which stitching is not neat in appearance as the top stitching or so-called right side stitching which would occur, in this case, on the inner surface of the garment where it normally cannot be seen. Furthermore, in carrying out the conventional method of attaching tabs, as shown in the patent, whereby the garment is turned inside out, set in a sewing machine, and the tape or tab is placed on top thereof, and thereafter clamped by the conventional garment holding clamp, there is often a tendency for the garment to slip during Additionally, I have found that placement of the tape, thereby resulting in improper positioning of the tape.

An object of the present invention is to provide an infants shirt-type garment wherein the interiorly stitched diaper-supporting tape or strips are sewed in a manner that the right side stitching appears on the outside instead of the inside so as to considerably enhance the appearance of the garment when worn.

A further object of the invention is to provide a substantially triangular tacking for attaching the tapes to the interior of an infants shirt-type garment which greatly increases resistance against stresses when the tapes are pulled and eliminates concentration of stresses on any one or more loops or strand sections of the knit fabric yarn.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a novel attachment means for a fiat bed type of sewing machine for enabling the sewing of tabs or tapes on the interior of infant garments without the necessity of turning the garment inside out or vice versa and which enables the right side stitching to be on the outside of the garment instead of the inside, thereby considerably improving the appearance of the outside stitching.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a study of the following description taken with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front view of an infants shirt-type garment embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a flat bed or long arm type of sewing machine including an attachment embodying the principles of the present invention for enabling the sewing of tapes along a triangular path and in the manner embodying the principles of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the arch clamp and associated parts shown in Fig. 3 and which are adapted to move in a horizontal plane along a triangular path with respect to the needle, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary top view of the feed plate and the respective clamps held thereagainst, all of which move in a horizontal plane along a triangular path during the stitching operation.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, numeral I denotes an infants shirt-type garment formed of knit material, such as a tubular knit fabric of cotton, wool, rayon or mixtures thereof. The garment is of conventional design and has sewed to the inside surface thereof strips or tapes 2 of woven fabric which are conventionally used for supporting diapers by attaching safety pins to the strips rather than to the shirt itself. Strips 2 are preferably made in the form of straight rectangular pieces of tape whose ends are out along transverse" straight lines, so. as to conserve strip material as compared to cutting strips with semicircular ends.

In accordance with the present invention, substantially increased strength of the stitching. is provided by employing stitching 3 which extends along a triangular path, thatis, along; several rec-- tilinear paths instead of along: the conventional; circular path. This enables the matching of the base of the triangle of the stitching withthe end of the tape since both extend along straight transverse lines, and more important such triarrgular stitching eliminates: the tendency of concentration of stresses along, any one loop or: strand section as oftenoccurs when. circular. stitching is used.

An: outstanding feature of the. present inven-- tionresides in the method. of fastening or so.-- called? triangular tacking? ofthe tapes of. the interior of the garment in a manner so as toeliminate; the necessity, of turning the garment inside out and then, right sideout, which isnecessary according to; the conventional method of: stitching the tapes. The present. invention relates to. a method whereby the tapes maybe attached: or tacked tozthe'inside of the gar-ment. without the necessity; of: turning the garment inside out, and. vice versa, therefore not only saving: the. operations. of. turning, but improving the appearance of the garment, inasmuch as the present methodenables; the. right. side; stitching to be. onthe. outsideirather than; on the inside. as occurs in.- conventional constructions of. infantsi garments.

Fig. 3; shows a flat had type of. sewing, machine such; as -for example, a Singer Class, 69 machine, with: the; conventional archv clamp' 5 which fastened: to' a; feed plate: 6., As. is well-known in. the; art, the; gearing; of: such machine isso ar:- ranged as to enable movement of thearch. clamp 5 and; feed: plate 61 along; a, predetermined path, such: as; the conventional; circular path, while: theineedle; is reciprocating vertically along a fixed path. Thus, when. the: garment. holding; presserclampl: (which:isaverticallymovable such as by meansuof thecomentionahtreadlecontroL, not: shown); is; lowered: onto: the. garment. so: as to clamp it against feedi plate 6;. the presser clamp 1 together: with. feed. plate; 6 and. arch clamp: 5.: all move along. a. circular path. in.. ahorizontal; plane to; provide circular: stitching. In: such: conventional; construction; clamp' 1 has: a circularholev instead; of. a: triangular hole as shown.

In accordance: with. the. presentcinvention, the garmentholcling presserclamps'l isiprovided'withi. a triangular cutout: instead'of' a: circular cutout, and; of; course, the: machine'mustbe:constructedso that the feed plate 6 will movealonga-triangular. path together; with arch. clamp 5 and: a presserclamp l. Presser clamp I is connected byr means; of. supports. 8, to. the. arch clampv 5-v so that. it willl move. together with the. feed: plate:

6 in a horizontal plane along a triangular, pathwhile .the: sewing, machine reciprocating along a fixed. vertical; path through the. garment. and.v

tapewhich are=clamp,ed. in. placein the..manner. to. be. described.

According to the present invention, an additional attachment is provided in the form of a spring steel clamp I 0 having ends [0a and 10b which are fastened to the arch clamp 5 by any suitable fastening means, such as bolts, screws, etc., and which clamp ID at the other end thereof is provided with a V-shaped cutout terminating in. end portions Ill-c which are: preferably bent upwardly at the edges thereof to facilitate introduction of the tape or strip, such as 2, between the V-shaped legs of clamp l0 and the feed plate. 6..

In operation, the tape, cut out in the shape oftape 2,.is.slipped underneath the spring clamp 10,. immediatelyunder the end thereof with the triangular cutout and terminating in end portions. we. Theclamp I0 is of spring steel or similar metal so as to afford a resilient clampingaction. on the tape sandwiched between it and feed plate 6. The lower portion of the garment iathen slipped. above. spring clamp l0 and because of the elongated shape: of clamp i104. enough. ofthe garment. is. slipped over. therlength. thereof until. the part which ismarkedfor. match. ing; witha corresponding marked portion of. the tape. will come. into. registry with the latter ina given position within the triangular area de-.- fined by presser clamp 1-. Thereaftenthepresser clamp 7' is lowered: such. asby a treadle or other" conventional control: (not shown) so that itwill.

clampthe. garment (with its outside-surface facf-- ing: upwardly) onto thetopot the:V-shaped1por=-- tion of the tape holding; clamp l0. Then-themachine is operated so-as-toenabletheifeed plate: 6, garment holding pressing? clamp 1-: and tape: holding clamps H]: to move; unison in. a hurlzontal'plane along; a triangular path ,while: the needle is reciprocated along aifixed vertical path. thusresulting in; stitching or tacking; ofl thetape' along, a triangular path such: as. defined by. the: triangularv cutout in thepresser. clamp 1. Upon completion of" the triangular tacking; P11355813" clamp'l is raised; and: the garmentiislpulled out; of; its clamping: engagement between. clamp: l-O andzfeedr plate- 6; Thus: the right side: stitching. will. be: on. the outside" of. the" garment insteadof on theinside as:inconventionalconstructions, and; there is eliminated: any necessity of? turning; thergarment'inside' out or vice versa;.for thertape stitching? operation.

Thus; it: willi be' seen; that. I have: provided". an. improved. infants garment; of: theztypez having.

diaper: supporting: tapes tackedl to: the insidethereof, wherein" the right side: stitching appears on-the-outside of the" garmenttso as to enhance-1:

its appearance; and: wherein. a triangular tack-t ing: is; used; instead; of the conventional. nonrect-- tilin'ear. or circular: tacking. thereby:- considerably;- increasing: the. resistance. to: stresses iniany. one?" loop or 'strandf section, and: which allows. thezends' of: the tapes to" be. out. along straight: edges" so." as'to conserve material as compared to cutting: them along semi.-circularrpathsresulting'intwaste? of strip material; furthermore, .Lh'avetprovided. a;

novel attachment fora. fiat bed and long. arm.

. tainspecificembodiment otmy. invention, it. will be understood that this is by way of illustration, and that various changes and modifications may be made within the contemplation of my invention. and within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. An infants shirt-type garment having a plurality of woven fabric tapes sewed to the inside surface thereof, each of said tapes being in the form of a single rectangular piece with straight ends extending crosswise of the garment and having the top end portion stitched to the inside surface of said garment by stitching extending along a triangular path with the base of the triangle extending in close, spaced parallel relationship with the top straight end of the tape, the right side or finished side of said stitching being on the outside of the garment and the wrong side or unfinished side of said stitching being on the inside of the garment.

2. The method of sewing a diaper-supporting tape on the inside surface of an infants shirttype garment, comprising clamping a panel portion of said garment on top of said tape with the outside of said garment facing upwardly and underneath a sewing machine needle, then stitching an end portion of said tape by moving said clamped tape and garment in a horizontal plane along a closed triangular path while reciprocatin the needle along a fixed vertical path, whereby stitching is provided with the right side thereof on the outside of the garment.

NICHOLAS G. GODSHALL.

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